 THERE is a change — and I am poor; Your Love hath been, nor long ago, A Fountain at my fond Heart's door, Whose only business was to flow; And flow it did; not taking heed Of its own bounty, or my need.  The Living Age - Page 3961895Full view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 258 pages
...live and die : Fill your lap, and fill your bosom, Only spare the Strawberry-blossom ! A COMPLAINT. There is a change — and I am poor ; Your Love hath...bounty, or my need. What happy moments did I count ! Bless'd was I then all bliss above ! Now, for this consecrated Fount Of murmuring, sparkling, living... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 358 pages
...live and die : Fill your lap, and fill your bosom, Only spare the Strawberry-blossom ! A COMPLAINT. There is a change — and I am poor; Your Love hath...bounty, or my need. What happy moments did I count t Bless'd was I then all bliss above ! Now, for this consecrated Fount Of murmuring, sparkling, living... | |
 | 1808 - 596 pages
...have rewarded him for his trouble. The following is perhaps the best of these. A COMPLAINT. . •• ' There is a change, — and I am poor ; Your love hath...bounty or my need. ' What happy moments did I count ! Blest was 1 then all bliss above ! Now, for this consecrated fount , Of murmuring, sparkling, living... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 pages
...To-day I fetched it from the rock ; It is the last of all my flock." 146 147 XIV. . A COMPLAINT. ' THERE is a change — and I am poor; Your Love hath...bounty, or my need. What happy moments did I count ! Bless'd was I then all bliss abore ! Now, for this consecrated Fount Of murmuring, sparkling, living... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 438 pages
...have none ; — To-day I fetched it from the rock ; It is the last of all my flock." XIV. A COMPLAINT. THERE is a change — and I am poor; Your Love hath...bounty, or my need. What happy moments did I count! Bless'd was I then all bliss above ! Now, for this consecrated Fount Of murmuring, sparkling, living... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 378 pages
...none ; — To-day I fetched it from the rock ; It is the last of all my flock." • XIV. A COMPLAINT. THERE is a change — and I am poor ; Your Love hath...bounty, or my need. What happy moments did I count ! Bless'd was I then all bliss above ! Now, for this consecrated Fount Of murmuring, sparkling, living... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 418 pages
...Within the sound of Emma's voice, or know Such happiness as I have known to-day. XIV. A COMPLAINT. THERE is a change — and I am poor; Your Love hath...bounty, or my need. What happy moments did I count! Blest was I then all bliss above! Now, for this consecrated Fount Of murmuring, sparkling, living love,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 pages
...Your Lovfe hath been, nor long ago, A Fountain at my food Heart's door, Whose only business was (o flow; And flow it did; not taking heed Of its own bounty, or my need. What happy moment* did I count! Blest was I then all bliss above! Now, for this consecrated Fount Of murmuring,... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1834 - 68 pages
...righteousness. The living water became a living fountain in them, "whose only business," in the poet's words, " was to flow ;" and flow it did, not taking heed, " of its own bounty or our need." In Jewell and Hooker, and countless others " Spotless in life, and eloquent as wise," we... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1839 - 374 pages
...her, knew from her continual and grateful allusions to it, that their kindness was " a fountain" — " Whose only business was to flow, And flow it did ; not taking heed Of its own bounty, or her need ;" Soon after her establishment in the Irish capital, Mrs Hemans had an opportunity of hearing... | |
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